POLYTRONICS

Presented by
Divi . Ashok
188X1A0415
 WHAT IS POLYTRONICS…??

• Polymer + electronics

• Certain plastic(polymers) have

conductive & light emitting property

• providing the basis of a new technology

for flat–panel displays with excellent
visibility

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 Why Plastic Circuits?

• Current Market is highly influenced by

Silicon.
• Silicon Circuits Production is Costlier
When
Why
• Silicon Electronic Fabrication Doesn’t
How? meet Future Requirement.
• Companies Looking for Alternative of
Silicon For Future Needs

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 Benefits of Plastic Circuits

• Flexible , Easy Upgradation.

• Consume Less Power
• Manufactured at Fraction of the cost
Involved in making semiconductor chips.
• Plastic Fibres are potentially stronger
then glass fibres.
• Circuit Production and Up gradation is
easier.
• Can be rolled up like a paper

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 How Plastic Circuits Works?

• Chemical Composition of plastics or conjugated

polymers is changed by doping to make them
conducting.
• Polymers polythiophenes, oligothiophenes and
pentacene have conductive property.
• electronic behavior of these polymers is very different
from inorganic semiconductors such as silicon or
gallium arsenide
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 MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES

• Printing polymer circuits is known as

Polymer Mechatronics or Flexonics

• Developed by university of California

• No need of “assemble and build”

technique

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 Steps In Printing the Cricuits ….

DESIGN THE CIRCUIT

USING A CAD
SOFTWARE TOOL

TAKE THE NECESSARY

INGRADIENTS AND
INSERT IN THE
PRINTER

PRINT THE CIRCUIT

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 Application of Plastic Circuits

»Talk and Trash« Cell Phone

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 Electronic Paper - Application
Continued……..

• Based on OLED and innovative display, a device

which can be rolled up while still having connectivity
with internet world.
• This is possible through direct Inkjet Printing
Technology.
• Economical to Produce.
• Real Time Display Updation

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 Plastic Batteries - Application
Continued……..

• Both of the Electrodes and Electrolyte used in

batteries are made of Polymers.
• Light Weight
• Reduced Shape and Size
• Can be recharged and reused a number of times
without loss of power

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 Electroactive Polymers - Application
Continued……..

• Artificial Muscles are known as Electroactive

Polymers.
• Would help humans in body deformities
• Just like a Robotic Arm.
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 ADVANTAGES

• freedom in design
• cheap foil substrates
• light-weight
• compact portable products
• cost-effective assembly with reel-to-
reel processing
• environment-friendly
• printing instead of lithography

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 CONCLUCION

• provide a cheap method for the

fabrication of simple low-cost electronic
products
• Polymer materials offer a high degree of
freedom and flexibility in the design of the
materials, devices and systems

“THE IDEA OF POLYTRONICS IS NOT TO REPLACE

SILICON TECHNOLOGY BUT TO DEVELOP NEW
APPLICATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH SILICON”

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